Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“AIA”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Association royale des Ingénieurs civils issus de la Faculté polytechnique de l'Ecole royale militaire · Brussel · since 1922
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Indian Association · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Islamic Association · Activities of religious organisations · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of AERO INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of AIA-POOL · Risk and damage evaluation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR L'ARBITRAGE INTERNATIONAL · Elsene · since 2002
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of INTWARI · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Autisme in Actie · Evergem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association Royal des Ingénieurs et Diplômés de la Faculté des Bioingénieurs de l'UCLouvain · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1985
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Cafés and bars · since 2020
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Site preparation · Gent · since 2026
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association internationale Adolphe Sax · Other membership organisations · Dinant · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Association islamique africaine de Belgique · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1993
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2001
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Hasselt · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Atelier d’architecture et d’ingénierie ALTER · Activities of building architects · Brussel · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Ukkel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association Internationale des Anciens de l'Union Européenne · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1970
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES INGENIEURS DIPLOMES D'ATH · Ath · since 1973
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Grez-Doiceau · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of BK SERVICES SOLUTIONS · Other non-specialised retail sale · Ronse · since 2020
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Other business support services · Lessines · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Abbreviation of WIM VAN DE WIELE, ARCHITECTUUR + INTERIEUR · Activities of building architects · Wetteren · since 1993
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION IMMOBILIERE · Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Linter · since 2013
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Abbreviation of August Inn · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Airport Intelligence · Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE INVEST · Oostende · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AZULENAR INVEST · Namur · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of AMERICAINE IMMO · Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2009
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Activities of interior architects · Ukkel · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ALEZAN INC · Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ALTER INFINI · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Afrique- Immo · Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met accommodatie · Seraing · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Afrique Initiatives · Koekelberg · since 2026
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Brasschaat · since 1991